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Aspasia of Miletus
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Aspasia of Miletus

Aspasia of Miletus (l. c. 470-410/400 BCE) is best known as the consort of the great Athenian statesman Pericles. Her life story has always been given in the shadow of Pericles' fame, but she was a woman of great eloquence and intelligence...
Thales of Miletus
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Thales of Miletus

Thales of Miletus (l. c. 585 BCE) is regarded as the first Western philosopher and mathematician. He was born and lived in Miletus, a Greek colony in Ionia (modern Turkey) referenced as the birthplace of Greek Philosophy because of his high...
The Delian League, Part 6: The Decelean War and the Fall of Athens (413/2-404/3 BCE)
Article by Christopher Planeaux

The Delian League, Part 6: The Decelean War and the Fall of Athens (413/2-404/3 BCE)

This text is part of an article series on the Delian League. The sixth and last phase of the Delian League begins with the Decelean War, also referred to as the Ionian War, and ends with the surrender of Athens (413/2 – 404/3 BCE). The final...
Ionia
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Ionia

Ionia was a territory in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) populated by the Ionians (Greeks who spoke the Ionian dialect) in c. 1150 BCE. It is best known as the birthplace of Greek philosophy (at Miletus) and the site of the Ionian Revolt...
Aerial View of the Temple of Apollo, Miletus
Image by Carole Raddato

Aerial View of the Temple of Apollo, Miletus

An aerial view (2011 CE) of the temple of Apollo Didymaeus at Miletus (late 4th century BCE).
Statue of Apollo Playing the Cithara from Miletus
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Statue of Apollo Playing the Cithara from Miletus

Apollo is rendered as a muscular young man. However, the feminine sensuality displayed here is probably caused by his over-emphasized hips. His robe falls below the waist, exposing the external genitals. The fingers (now lost) of the left...
Anaximander of Miletus
Image by Unknown Artist

Anaximander of Miletus

A marble relief depicting the Greek philosopher Anaximander of Miletus (c 610 - c 546 BCE). Roman copy of a Greek original. (Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome)
Thales of Miletus
Image by Peter Paul Rubens

Thales of Miletus

A head of Thales of Miletus, sheet from a drawing book, with an inscription in Greek: "ΘΑΛΗΤΟΣ ΜΙΛΗΣΙΟΥ".
Aspasia of Miletus (Artist's Impression)
Image by Ubisoft

Aspasia of Miletus (Artist's Impression)

A 3D render of what Aspasia of Miletus, consort to Pericles, may have looked like. This is how Aspasia is depicted in the video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey by Ubisoft.
The Temple of Apollo at Didyma
Article by Daniel

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma

Located about 11 miles south of the ancient port city of Miletus on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, the Temple of Apollo at Didyma or Didymaion was the fourth largest temple in the ancient Greek world. The temple's oracle, second...
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